A Greenacres mother is charged with second-degree attempted murder for trying to suffocate her 1-month-old baby.Greenacres police responded to Camden Drive to assist Greenacres Fire Rescue after a report of a 1-month-old not breathing. The baby was transported to an area hospital for treatment.Watch the storyAccording to a release by Greenacres police, Brenda Hernandez-Resendiz, 22, admitted to intentionally covering the child's mouth and nose to suffocate her.When police asked Resendiz why she did it, she replied, "I just did it," the report said. Officers asked if she wanted to kill the child, and she said, "No." She then added that she put her hand on the child's mouth and squeezed.When officers asked why she let go, Resendiz replied, "She was not breathing," the report said.Officers then asked, "What were you thinking about when you covered her mouth ...?" She replied, "For her not to breath." She did it without thinking, she added.Resendiz's sister said she put the sleeping baby in bed and 5-10 minutes later, she heard her sister, Brenda, crying and yelling for help.Her sister said she saw the child bleeding from her nose and mouth. She grabbed the baby and ran to a neighbor's home for help. The neighbor then called 911.Resendiz was arrested and charged with attempted second-degree murder of the child. She was transported to the Palm Beach County Jail.The child is in stable condition.If you have any information on this investigation please contact Detective Torres at 561-642-2160 or call Crime Stoppers at 800-458-TIPS.

GREENACRES, Fla. —

A Greenacres mother is charged with second-degree attempted murder for trying to suffocate her 1-month-old baby.

Greenacres police responded to Camden Drive to assist Greenacres Fire Rescue after a report of a 1-month-old not breathing. The baby was transported to an area hospital for treatment.

According to a release by Greenacres police, Brenda Hernandez-Resendiz, 22, admitted to intentionally covering the child's mouth and nose to suffocate her.

When police asked Resendiz why she did it, she replied, "I just did it," the report said. Officers asked if she wanted to kill the child, and she said, "No." She then added that she put her hand on the child's mouth and squeezed.

When officers asked why she let go, Resendiz replied, "She was not breathing," the report said.

Officers then asked, "What were you thinking about when you covered her mouth ...?" She replied, "For her not to breath." She did it without thinking, she added.

Resendiz's sister said she put the sleeping baby in bed and 5-10 minutes later, she heard her sister, Brenda, crying and yelling for help.

Her sister said she saw the child bleeding from her nose and mouth. She grabbed the baby and ran to a neighbor's home for help. The neighbor then called 911.

Resendiz was arrested and charged with attempted second-degree murder of the child. She was transported to the Palm Beach County Jail.

The child is in stable condition.

If you have any information on this investigation please contact Detective Torres at 561-642-2160 or call Crime Stoppers at 800-458-TIPS.